Chysis aurea
| golden-flowered chysis | |
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| 1837 illustration from Curtis's botanical magazine |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Bletiinae |
| Alliance: | Chysis |
| Genus: | Chysis |
| Species: | C. aurea |
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Chysis aurea Lindl. (1837) |
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Chysis aurea, the golden-flowered chysis, is an epiphytic species of orchid. It is the type species of the genus Chysis. It is native to Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.
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